diff --git a/cluster/prx_haproxy.go b/cluster/prx_haproxy.go
index c9c1e2b0d..b7ef87e8a 100644
--- a/cluster/prx_haproxy.go
+++ b/cluster/prx_haproxy.go
@@ -274,8 +274,16 @@ func (proxy *HaproxyProxy) Refresh() error {
 
 	}
 
-	result, err := haRuntime.ApiCmd("show stat")
+	if proxy.Version == "" {
+		vstring, err := haRuntime.GetVersion()
+		if err == nil {
+			if vstring != "" {
+				proxy.Version = vstring
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
+	result, err := haRuntime.ApiCmd("show stat")
 	if err != nil {
 		cluster.SetState("ERR00052", state.State{ErrType: "WARNING", ErrDesc: fmt.Sprintf(clusterError["ERR00052"], err), ErrFrom: "MON"})
 		return err
diff --git a/router/haproxy/runtime_api.go b/router/haproxy/runtime_api.go
index 28549a620..b7c041644 100644
--- a/router/haproxy/runtime_api.go
+++ b/router/haproxy/runtime_api.go
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ func (r *Runtime) ApiCmd(cmd string) (string, error) {
 	return string(result), nil
 }
 
+func (r *Runtime) GetVersion() (string, error) {
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", r.Host+":"+r.Port, DefaultTimeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+	_, err = conn.Write([]byte("show version \n"))
+	if err != nil {
+
+		return "", err
+	}
+	//	cluster.LogModulePrintf(cluster.Conf.Verbose, config.ConstLogModGeneral,config.LvlErr, "haproxy entering  readall stats: ")
+	result, err := io.ReadAll(conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(result), nil
+}
+
 func (r *Runtime) SetMaster(host string, port string) (string, error) {
 
 	if net.ParseIP(host) == nil {